“My lord, lawyers are a dangerous species of animals till ha'e any dependence upon--they are always starting punctilios and deeficulties among friends. Why, my dear lord, it is their interest that aw mankind should be at variance; for disagreement is the vary manure wi' which they enrich and fatten the land of leetigation; and as they find that constantly produces the best crop, depend upon it they will always be sure till lay it on ass thick ass they can.” ShouldInterestAnimalLordLandMankindDangerousProduceDependsLaysSpeciesStartingDearLawyerAssThickDependenceCropsVaryDisagreementManureVarianceDear Lord Author:Charles Macklin
“I don't think it's illegal. I don't think it's against the rules. It's as dangerous for me to have a toothpick in your mouth as it is to have a 200-pound man punch me in the face hard or try to kick me in the face. I'm more worried about that, to be honest. I don't have any superstitions. I won world titles with a toothpick. I defended it without a toothpick. It all depends. Sometimes I do it, sometimes I don't. It's a bad habit. I know I shouldn't do it, but it's fine.” ThinkingKnowsMenWorldTryingSometimesHardFacesHonestDangerousFineDependsHabitMouthsBeing HonestWorriedTitlesKicksPoundsIllegalSuperstitionsBad HabitsToothpicks Author:Benson Henderson
“The fabric of democracy is always fragile everywhere because it depends on the will of citizens to protect it, and when they become scared, when it becomes dangerous for them to defend it, it can go very quickly.” DemocracyDangerousDependsCitizensProtectScaredFragileFabric Author:Margaret Atwood
“If a woman says, I am getting these breast implants to gain self confidence, then I have to ask, What kind of a society do we live in where a woman's self-confidence depends on having a dangerous, expensive and painful operation on a perfectly healthy body?” IfsKindSelfBodyAsksDangerousDependsHealthyGainsPainfulSelf ConfidenceOperationsExpensiveBreastsImplantsHealthy BodyBreast Implants Author:Katha Pollitt
“Wall Street can be a dangerous place for investors. You have no choice but to do business there, but you must always be on your guard. The standard behavior of Wall Streeters is to pursue maximization of self-interest; the orientation is usually short term. This must be acknowledged, accepted, and dealt with. If you transact business with Wall Street with these caveats in mind, you can prosper. If you depend on Wall Street to help you, investment success may remain elusive.” IfsMindMaySelfHelpingChoicesTermInterestStreetsDangerousWallDependsBehaviorStandardsInvestmentAcceptedPursueInvestorsShort TermSelf InterestElusiveOrientationDangerous PlacesInvestment Success Author:Seth Klarman
“Then another thing, now this is mainly for our interest about Tibet, our struggle. Whole struggle depend on within person. For dangerous. Foolish! Not for this only institution or even not only for Buddhist dogma, but before national sort of right, our right. So therefore this struggle must carried by people themselves.” PeoplePersonsWholeInterestStruggleDangerousDependsInstitutionsFoolishBuddhistDogmaTibet Author:Dalai Lama